#231d27

Color #231d27

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 14.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#231d27

RGB

rgb(35, 29, 39)

HSL

hsl(276, 14.7%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 25.6%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 25.6%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(11.84, 5.37, -5.69)

LCH

lch(11.84, 7.82, 313.34)

OKLCH

oklch(24.2%, 0.0206, 311.66)

HWB

hwb(276, 11.4%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21271d

Analogous

#1e1d27

#231d27

#271d26

Triadic

#231d27

#27231d

#1d2723

Split-complementary

#231d27

#26271d

#1d271e

Tetradic

#231d27

#271d21

#21271d

#1d2723

Square

#231d27

#271e1d

#21271d

#1d2627

Shades

Color #231d27 mixed toward black.

#1d1820

#17131a

#110e13

#0c0a0d

#060506

Tints

Color #231d27 mixed toward white.

#493c51

#6f5c7b

#9480a1

#b7aac0

#dbd5e0

Tones

Color #231d27 mixed toward gray.

#231e26

#231f25

#221f24

#222024

#222123

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.28:1

White text reads better on this background (16.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#212025 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#212124 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#232323 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#1f1f1f · ΔE 8.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #231d27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231d27]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#231d27 (#231d27) is rgb(35, 29, 39) in RGB.

No, #231d27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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